2024
DOI: 10.32942/x2kg7c
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Switching to bioplastic may exacerbate ingestion of lost and discarded fishing gear by marine invertebrates

Sandra Powell,
Benjamin Mos

Abstract: Bioplastics are argued to be more environmentally sustainable than conventional plastics. Yet, little is known about how bioplastics degrade in marine environments or their likelihood of being ingested by animals. We measured changes in the weight of biodegradable, semi-biodegradable, and non-biodegradable fishing gears (soft plastic lures, SPLs) in or out of seawater over 14 days. We then exposed new and preconditioned SPLs to soldier crabs Mictyris longicarpus and green paddle worms Phyllodoce novaehollandia… Show more

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